After the triumph of ‘Animal Crossing’, a thin pipeline for Nintendo

Despite the runaway success of ‘Animal Crossing: New Horizons’, the Japanese company’s current games slate is marked by an absence of blockbuster names, with Nintendo on May 7 pointing to updates and expansions to titles already on the market like ‘Super Smash Bros’. — Reuters

TOKYO: The runaway success of Nintendo Co Ltd’s island life simulator Animal Crossing: New Horizons has overshadowed an uncomfortable fact for fans of the Switch console – it lacks upcoming titles.

Nintendo on May 7 said Animal Crossing, which has become an escapist hit for players locked down by the coronavirus, is one of 27th Switch titles to shift more than a million copies, following games populated with characters such as Italian plumber Mario and sword-wielding fighter Link.